Happy (late) New Year! Emma is now 10 months old! The last month has been a little challenging. Emma experienced her first real sicknesses starting right before Christmas. She had double ear infections and what was thought to be Pertussis. All 3 of us were quarantined for 5 days and treated with a 5-day course of antibiotics. It was a little challenging since we couldn't leave the house in fear of exposing others if she was actually positive. Luckily, her test came back negative. The up side, was that Dan and I probably wouldn't have spent 132 hours straight with each other. We didn't even get sick of each other!
Even though Emma was under the weather, we were able to go to all of our holiday events. We went to Barre for Christmas Eve, Shelburne on Christmas Day, and Essex the day after Christmas. It was a lot of partying, but it was so much fun (even if I didn't put Emma down for 5 straight days before she was put on meds). Unfortunately because of the unknown status of Pertussis, we weren't able to go to Boston to spend the night with friends. So, we got all dressed up and video chatted with them for an hour while they made dinner. Tyler showed Emma a ton of his toys and read her some books as well, which was really cute. We missed being there, but it was fun to be included and passed around on the iPhone to feel like we were there for a bit.
Over vacation, Emma got 4 new teeth on the top. They are now very visible and she is curious in biting everything. She's started gnawing on the top rail of her crib, biting our shoulders, sticking our fingers in her mouth to just chomp down on them, and the worst, she's constantly grinding her teeth. We have a ton of teething toys for her, but they don't seem to be doing the trick for her. It's starting to drive me crazy. I mean I wear a mouth guard at night so I don't grind my teeth, but the sound is like fingers on a chalkboard to me. Suggestions?
Emma has become VERY interested in the cats over the last month (has it really been over a month since I blogged?). She is constantly racing around the house after them, and occasionally she will even crawl up on them and try to ride them. It's quite amusing to watch. I'm convinced that she's learned what the word "gentle" means as well. We are constantly saying it and help her gently pet the cats, that when we say it now, she doesn't come away with a huge handful of fur (well it happens less often than it did). She even has started to cuddle with them-she crawls up to them and puts her head on them until they run away. Many times she will still put her head down on the floor to cuddle even if the cats run away. I do have a video of this and will upload the next time I find the video camera!
We are having so much fun with Emma right now, but boy is she tiring! She is always on the move and she doesn't really nap. These days it's even getting harder to get her to go to sleep. She puts up a fight and just wants to stay awake. She's recently started diving head-first onto the floor so she can go chase after the cats, crawl on Dan, or just jump up and down instead of rocking to sleep. I read the back of the Children's Benadryl bottle and it says not to give it to kids to make them drowsy. Do you think they really mean it :)
Emma experienced her second real sickness last week. The students that I work with were putting on a band and choral concert last week that I promised them I would bring Emma to. I was exhausted, but I went anyway because I told them I would go. When I picked Emma up from daycare they said she wasn't interested in eating and that she was a little whiny during the day. She didn't really eat dinner, but I didn't think anything of it. I grabbed a bottle for the concert and left. Little did I know what was brewing. Emma was a very attentive and respectful audience member. I'm positive she thought that the 100 kids sitting behind us waiting to sing were all there to watch her perform. She was smiling and waving (I worked really hard to get her to wave) and laughing at them, but she was quiet when the band was playing.
Out of the blue, she started throwing up. This was unlike I anything I have ever seen before. I got her changed, while my friend Ashley (thank you again!) cleaned up the mess. To make a long story short, she kept getting sick and we ended up in the ER after she couldn't keep water down. She got three rounds of fluids, and it took them 6 times to find a good vein. She only fought them on the first time. We got home at 3:30 in the morning and we thought we were in the clear. Then her diarrhea started. It's been like a scene from a movie. To top it off, we woke up Friday morning to a freezing cold house and no hot water (after Emma threw up in her sleep and needed a bath). The relay in our heater had a short and needed to be replaced. Fast forward $300 and 8 hours later, Dan and I both took turns being sick. Emma felt left out so she got sick again, ALL over me. We took a bath to clean up and then she pooped and peed, ALL over me. It was a rough couple of days. Emma went to school today, but she was sent home because of her bowels. This has got to go away. I missed almost 4 days of work and Dan is planning on working from home with her tomorrow. Where is the good health that 2012 was supposed to bring the Osmans?
Enough complaining. It could be worse. It could always be worse. The upside is that we got to spend a lot more time together, even if it was laying on the bathroom floor, or sleeping with Emma in my arms on the living room floor.
We're looking forward to an outing next week, even on a school night. Pat, Liza's boyfriend, got Emma the best Christmas present. He gave us tickets to go the the Flynn theater on the 8th to see 1-2-3 Imagine, Live with Elmo and friends. We're hoping it goes well because Emma loves Elmo and music, it just starts at 7:00 which is when she starts to lose it a little. I'm sure it will be a lot of fun though.
Enjoy some pictures from the last month or so and a few videos. As always, there will be more to come.
Over vacation, Emma got 4 new teeth on the top. They are now very visible and she is curious in biting everything. She's started gnawing on the top rail of her crib, biting our shoulders, sticking our fingers in her mouth to just chomp down on them, and the worst, she's constantly grinding her teeth. We have a ton of teething toys for her, but they don't seem to be doing the trick for her. It's starting to drive me crazy. I mean I wear a mouth guard at night so I don't grind my teeth, but the sound is like fingers on a chalkboard to me. Suggestions?
Emma has become VERY interested in the cats over the last month (has it really been over a month since I blogged?). She is constantly racing around the house after them, and occasionally she will even crawl up on them and try to ride them. It's quite amusing to watch. I'm convinced that she's learned what the word "gentle" means as well. We are constantly saying it and help her gently pet the cats, that when we say it now, she doesn't come away with a huge handful of fur (well it happens less often than it did). She even has started to cuddle with them-she crawls up to them and puts her head on them until they run away. Many times she will still put her head down on the floor to cuddle even if the cats run away. I do have a video of this and will upload the next time I find the video camera!
We are having so much fun with Emma right now, but boy is she tiring! She is always on the move and she doesn't really nap. These days it's even getting harder to get her to go to sleep. She puts up a fight and just wants to stay awake. She's recently started diving head-first onto the floor so she can go chase after the cats, crawl on Dan, or just jump up and down instead of rocking to sleep. I read the back of the Children's Benadryl bottle and it says not to give it to kids to make them drowsy. Do you think they really mean it :)
Emma experienced her second real sickness last week. The students that I work with were putting on a band and choral concert last week that I promised them I would bring Emma to. I was exhausted, but I went anyway because I told them I would go. When I picked Emma up from daycare they said she wasn't interested in eating and that she was a little whiny during the day. She didn't really eat dinner, but I didn't think anything of it. I grabbed a bottle for the concert and left. Little did I know what was brewing. Emma was a very attentive and respectful audience member. I'm positive she thought that the 100 kids sitting behind us waiting to sing were all there to watch her perform. She was smiling and waving (I worked really hard to get her to wave) and laughing at them, but she was quiet when the band was playing.
Out of the blue, she started throwing up. This was unlike I anything I have ever seen before. I got her changed, while my friend Ashley (thank you again!) cleaned up the mess. To make a long story short, she kept getting sick and we ended up in the ER after she couldn't keep water down. She got three rounds of fluids, and it took them 6 times to find a good vein. She only fought them on the first time. We got home at 3:30 in the morning and we thought we were in the clear. Then her diarrhea started. It's been like a scene from a movie. To top it off, we woke up Friday morning to a freezing cold house and no hot water (after Emma threw up in her sleep and needed a bath). The relay in our heater had a short and needed to be replaced. Fast forward $300 and 8 hours later, Dan and I both took turns being sick. Emma felt left out so she got sick again, ALL over me. We took a bath to clean up and then she pooped and peed, ALL over me. It was a rough couple of days. Emma went to school today, but she was sent home because of her bowels. This has got to go away. I missed almost 4 days of work and Dan is planning on working from home with her tomorrow. Where is the good health that 2012 was supposed to bring the Osmans?
Enough complaining. It could be worse. It could always be worse. The upside is that we got to spend a lot more time together, even if it was laying on the bathroom floor, or sleeping with Emma in my arms on the living room floor.
We're looking forward to an outing next week, even on a school night. Pat, Liza's boyfriend, got Emma the best Christmas present. He gave us tickets to go the the Flynn theater on the 8th to see 1-2-3 Imagine, Live with Elmo and friends. We're hoping it goes well because Emma loves Elmo and music, it just starts at 7:00 which is when she starts to lose it a little. I'm sure it will be a lot of fun though.
Enjoy some pictures from the last month or so and a few videos. As always, there will be more to come.
Look at my new tu-tu from Aunt Liza!
Emma loves her kitty.
Zazou loves his Emma.
Emma's newest skill is peekaboo without any help. She is so proud! This is okay as long as she doesn't continue to do this with her dresses...
After the third day, she started to figure out how to open her presents.
Raspberries for the camera.
Looking at the Christmas lights on Church Street. Look at those cheeks!
Matching elf hats with Uncle Anthony.
Opening presents with Aunt Liza.
Enjoying a quiet moment with Santa Daddy.
Practicing her wave.
Dan enjoyed Emma's new toy hot dog from Kristen way too much!
Big girl doesn't need a seat in the bath anymore.
Big girl likes to drink from Mommy's cup.
Emma sleeps so hard sometimes (look closely for the deep hand imprint)!
Happy girl!
Of all the toys, she chooses the cat tower.
Emma's teacher sent us some pictures of her since she's been attending school. This is a picture that shocked me-I had no idea that she could hold things at such an early age. Little Picasso painting at school her second week. Look at the grip and intensity of her concentration!
Playing in the hay during the harvest theme.
A few videos from our quarantine:
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